The Miss Universe Organization is calling on all Miss USA fans to let their voices be heard during the 2013 MISS USA® Competition by casting a vote for their favorite contestant through the 2013 Miss USA Fan Vote presented by Optx rhode island. The fan vote began today at 12 p.m. ET and ends June 15 at 12 p.m. ET. The lucky winner will earn a spot in the
semifinals at the 2013 MISS USA® Competition which will air LIVE from Las Vegas on NBC Sunday, June 16 (9 p.m. ET) from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

Fans with a valid email address can vote for their favorite contestant at http://www.missusa.com up to 10 votes per day from his/her email account. Additionally, fans can vote through the vote icon on the official Miss USA Facebook page and through URLs in the contestant’s twitter bio. To learn more about Optx rhode island, the official sponsor for the vote, please visit OPTX Rhode Island.

To learn more about the 2013 Miss USA contestants and their road to the crown, click here.

Attending a celebrity-studded fund-raising reception at Manhattan’s famous Four Seasons Restaurant alongside the Prince, Miss USA 2012, Nana Meriwether declared she was technically royalty in America. She said last night: ‘He is doing a wonderful job of representing the UK. Miss USA is like royalty in the States, so I am really hoping to meet him…He is single, right? Well so am I. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we married. And he is very tall and good looking, I hear. Perfect. We are meant to be.’Read the full article here.

Reigning Miss USA Nana Meriwether of Maryland and 2013 Miss Nevada USA Chelsea Caswell of Las Vegas attended a meet-and-greet with troops and their families, hosted by Chinese Laundry, at The Exchange at Nellis Air Force Base on Saturday. Photos by: Erik Kabik of Retna. Read the full article here.

Miss California USA Mabelynn Capeluj knows first-hand the emotional and physical trauma that accompanies psoriasis. “Mabelynn is one of roughly 7.5 million Americans suffering from psoriasis, a chronic, non-contagious disease of the immune system that causes the skin to crack, itch and bleed,” according to Noe Baker of the National Psoriasis Foundation in Portland.

Today, she is a spokesperson for the National Psoriasis Foundation and hopes to go national with her message. This Saturday, she will participate in the Walk to Cure Psoriasis in Los Angeles. Read the full Examiner article here.